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H.Res. 4 · 113th Congress

Authorizing the Clerk to inform the President of the election of the Speaker and the Clerk.

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  1. House Introduced Jan 3, 2013
  2. House Passed Jan 3, 2013

Instructs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to inform the President that John A. Boehner has been elected Speaker of the House and that Karen L. Haas has been elected Clerk.

What it does: CRS summary · Passed House without amendment · Jan 3, 2013

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Instructs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to inform the President that John A. Boehner has been elected Speaker of the House and that Karen L. Haas has been elected Clerk.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Authorizing the Clerk to inform the President of the election of the Speaker and the Clerk.

Latest action (Jan 3, 2013): Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Policy area: Congress · Origin: House · Introduced: Jan 3, 2013

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

  1. House Introduced Jan 3, 2013
  2. House Passed Jan 3, 2013

No recorded floor vote found.